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Announcing the 2007 James Beard Foundation
Award Winners!
May 2007
2007 James Beard Foundation Book Awards
For cookbooks published in
2006
| Category:
Asian Cooking |
Cradle of Flavor
Author: James Oseland
Publisher: W.W. Norton
Editor: Maria Guarnaschelli
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| Category:
Baking and Dessert |
Baking: From My Home to Yours
Author: Dorie Greenspan
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Editor: Rux Martin |
| Category:
Cooking from a Professional Point of View |
Alain Ducasse’s Desserts and Pastries
Author: Alain Ducasse and Frederic Robert
Publisher: Les Editions D’Alain Ducasse
Editor: Stephanie Ruyer |
| Category:
Entertaining |
The Big Book of Outdoor Cooking and Entertaining
Author: Cheryl Alters Jamison and Bill Jamison
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Editor: Harriet Bell |
| Category:
Food of the Americas |
The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook
Authors: Matt Lee and Ted Lee
Publisher: W.W. Norton
Editor: Maria Guarnaschelli |
| Category:
General |
Tasty: Get Great Food on the Table Everyday
Author: Roy Finamore
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Editor: Rux Martin |
| Category:
Healthy Focus |
Whole Grains Every Day, Every Way
Author: Lorna Sass
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Editor: Rica Allannic |
| Category:
International |
The Soul of a New Cuisine
Author: Marcus Samuelsson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Editor: Pam Chirls |
| Category:
Reference |
What to Eat
Author: Marion Nestle
Publisher: North Point/Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Editor: Paul Elie |
| Category:
Single Subject |
The Essence of Chocolate
Authors: John Scharffenberger and Robert Steinberg
Publisher: Hyperion Books
Editor: Leslie Wells |
| Category:
Wine and Spirits |
Romancing the Vine
Author: Alan Tardi
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Editor: Elizabeth Beier |
| Category:
Writing on Food |
The Omnivore’s Dilemma
Author: Michael Pollan
Publisher: The Penguin Press
Editor: Ann Godoff |
| Category:
Photography |
Michael Mina
Photographer: Karl Petzke
Publisher: Bulfinch Press/Little, Brown and Company
Editor: Michael Sand |
| Category:
Cookbook of the Year |
The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook
Authors: Matt Lee and Ted Lee
Publisher: W.W. Norton
Editor: Maria Guarnaschelli |
WINNERS
2007 James Beard Foundation Journalism Awards
For articles published in
2006
| Category:
Newspaper Feature Writing About Restaurants and/or Chefs
With or Without Recipes |
Barbara Yost
The Arizona Republic
“Bringing a Restaurant
to Life”
10/29/06 |
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| Category:
Newspaper Feature Writing With Recipes |
Janet Fletcher
San Francisco Chronicle
“Bringing Duck Home”
10/25/06 |
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| Category:
Newspaper Feature Writing Without Recipes |
Elaine Cicora
Cleveland Scene
“Soul Kitchen”
2/1/06 |
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| Category:
Newspaper or Magazine Restaurant Review or Critique |
Rebekah Denn
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
“Heads Up on Lovely
Veil: Not One of the Best Yet”, ”We Went Trolling
for the City’s Best Crab Cakes”, “Tiny
Sitka and Spruce Makes a Big Splash”
2/10/06, 5/12/06, 5/26/06
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| Category:
Newspaper, Newsletter or Magazine Reporting on Nutrition
or Food-Related Consumer Issues |
Colleen Pierce, R.D.
Child Magazine
“Solving the Sugar Crisis”
6-7/06 |
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| Category:
Newspaper, Newsletter or Magazine Columns |
Dara Moskowitz
City Pages (Minneapolis)
“Take the Cannoli”,
“The Importance of Burgers”, “Weirded
Out By Wine”’
4/12/06, 5/17/06, 10/18/06 |
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| Category:
Newspaper Writing on Spirits, Wine, or Beer |
Eric Felten
The Wall Street Journal
“He Drinks, She Drinks”
10/21/06 |
Dara Moskowitz
City Pages (Minneapolis)
“Asked and Answered”
11/08/06 |
| Category:
Magazine Feature Writing About Restaurants and/or Chefs
With or Without Recipes |
James Villas
Saveur
“Vive le Restaurant”
4/06 |
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| Category:
Magazine Feature Writing With Recipes |
Colman Andrews
Saveur
“Ireland - From Farm to Fork”
3/06
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| Category:
Magazine Feature Writing Without Recipes |
Scott Simon
Gourmet
“Conflict Cuisine”
4/06 |
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| Category:
Magazine Writing on Spirits, Wine, or Beer |
Fiona Morrison, MW
Wine & Spirits Magazine
“Chambolle-Musigny”
10/06 |
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| Category:
Newspaper Section |
San Francisco Chronicle
Miriam Morgan and Jon Bonne |
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| Category: Website
Focusing on Food, Beverage, Restaurant or Nutrition |
Leite’s Culinaria
David Leite and Linda Avery |
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| Category: Multi-Media
Writing on Food, Beverage, Restaurant or Nutrition |
Edward Deitch
MSNBC.com/NBC Mobile
“On the Trail of Great
Californian Syrah”
12/6/06 |
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| Category: MFK
Fisher Distinguished Writing Award |
Jesse Katz
Los Angeles Magazine
“Wheels of Fortune”
10/06 |
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WINNERS
2007 James Beard Foundation Broadcast Media Awards
For television, webcasting
and radio programs aired in 2006
| Category:
Television Food Segment, National or Local |
CBS News “Sunday Morning”
Host: Charles Osgood
Correspondent: Martha A. Teichner
Network: CBS
Producers:
Judith Hole, Catherine Kim, Remington Korper, Robin Skeete,
Jason Schmidt
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| Category:
Television Food Special |
Food Trip with Todd English
Host: Todd English
Network: PBS Nationwide
Air date: 10/06
Producers:
Laurie Donnelly, Hillary Finkel Buxton, Jord Poster, Deborah
Hurley, Renards Cohen, Moses Shumow, Cristina Courey
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| Category: Television
Food Show, Local |
Check, Please! Bay Area
Host: Leslie Sbrocco
Network: KQED Public Television
Air date: 3/23/06
Producer: Tina Salter
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| Category:
Television Food Show, National |
Gourmet’s Diary of a Foodie
Host: Ruth Reichl
Network: PBS
Air date: 10/06
Producers: Ruth Reichl, Laurie Donnelly, Lydia Tenaglia,
Chris Collins, Giulio Capua, Robert Curran
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| Category:
Radio Food Show |
The Leonard Lopate Show’s Holiday Recipe
Swap
Host: Leonard Lopate
Area: WNYC, Podcast, XM Satelite
Producer: Melissa Eagan |
| Category:
Webcast |
Savoring the Best of World Flavors: Volume One:
India, Spain, Mexico and Thailand
Host: Bill Briwa
Website: www.ciaprochef.com
Producers: John Barkley, Greg Drescher
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WINNERS
2007 James Beard Foundation Design and Graphics Awards
Category:
Outstanding Restaurant Design
For the best restaurant design or renovation in North
America since January 1, 2004 |
Design Firm:
Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis
LTL Architects
Designers:
Paul Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki, David J. Lewis
147 Essex Street
New York, NY 10002
212-505-5955
For Project:
Xing Restaurant
785 Ninth Avenue
New York, NY 10019
646-289-3010
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Category:
Outstanding Restaurant Graphics
For the best restaurant graphics executed in North America
since January 1, 2004 |
Design Firm:
Baron and Baron
Designers:
Fabien Baron, Takashi Hiratsuka
250 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10107
212-397-8000
For Project:
Buddakan
75 Tenth Avenue
New York, NY 10011
212-989-2245
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WINNERS
2007 James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards
CATEGORY:
OUTSTANDING RESTAURATEUR AWARD PRESENTED BY WATERFORD
WEDGWOOD
A WORKING RESTAURATEUR, ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN MULTIPLE
RESTAURANTS IN THE UNITED STATES, WHO HAS SET UNIFORMLY
HIGH NATIONAL STANDARDS AS A CREATIVE FORCE IN THE KITCHEN
AND/OR IN RESTAURANT OPERATIONS. MUST HAVE BEEN IN THE
RESTAURANT BUSINESS FOR AT LEAST TEN YEARS. |
Thomas Keller
The French Laundry
6640 Washington Street
Yountville, CA 94599
707-944-2380
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CATEGORY:
OUTSTANDING CHEF AWARD PRESENTED BY ALL-CLAD COOKWARE
THE WORKING CHEF IN AMERICA WHOSE CAREER HAS SET NATIONAL
INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND WHO HAS SERVED AS AN INSPIRATION
TO OTHER FOOD PROFESSIONALS. MUST HAVE BEEN A WORKING
CHEF FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS. |
Michel Richard
Citronelle
The Latham Hotel
3000 M. Street NW
Washington, DC 20007
202-625-2150 |
CATEGORY:
OUTSTANDING RESTAURANT AWARD PRESENTED BY S.PELLEGRINO
THE RESTAURANT IN THE U.S. THAT SERVES AS A NATIONAL STANDARD
BEARER OF CONSISTENCY OF QUALITY AND EXCELLENCE IN FOOD,
ATMOSPHERE
AND SERVICE. RESTAURANT MUST HAVE BEEN IN OPERATION FOR
AT LEAST TEN YEARS. |
Frontera Grill
Chef/Owners: Rick and Deann Bayless
449 N Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60610
312- 661-0381
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CATEGORY:
BEST NEW RESTAURANT
A RESTAURANT OPENED IN 2006 THAT ALREADY DISPLAYS EXCELLENCE
IN FOOD, BEVERAGE AND SERVICE, AND IS LIKELY TO MAKE A
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IN YEARS TO COME. |
L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon
Chef/Owner:
Joël Robuchon
57 E. 57th Street
New York, NY 10022
212-350-6658 |
CATEGORY:
RISING STAR CHEF OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY CONTESSA PREMIUM
FOODS
A CHEF, AGE 30 OR YOUNGER, WHO DISPLAYS AN IMPRESSIVE
TALENT, AND WHO IS LIKELY TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRY
IMPACT IN YEARS TO COME. |
David Chang
Momofuku Noodle Bar
163 First Avenue
New York, NY 10003
212-475-7899 |
CATEGORY:
OUTSTANDING PASTRY CHEF AWARD PRESENTED BY ALL-CLAD BAKEWARE
A CHEF OR BAKER WHO PREPARES DESSERTS, PASTRIES OR BREADS,
WHO SERVES AS A NATIONAL STANDARD BEARER OF EXCELLENCE.
MUST HAVE BEEN A PASTRY CHEF OR BAKER FOR THE PAST FIVE
YEARS. |
Michael Laskonis
Le Bernardin
155 West 51st Street
New York, NY 10019
212- 554-1515 |
CATEGORY:
OUTSTANDING WINE SERVICE AWARD PRESENTED BY WATERFORD
A RESTAURANT THAT DISPLAYS AND ENCOURAGES EXCELLENCE IN
WINE SERVICE THROUGH A WELL-PRESENTED WINE LIST, KNOWLEDGEABLE
STAFF AND EFFORTS TO EDUCATE CUSTOMERS ABOUT WINE. RESTAURANT
MUST HAVE BEEN IN OPERATION AT LEAST FIVE YEARS. |
Michel Richard Citronelle
Wine Director:
Mark Slater
3000 M. Street NW
Washington, DC 20007
202-625-2150 |
CATEGORY:
OUTSTANDING WINE AND SPIRITS PROFESSIONAL AWARD PRESENTED
BY SOUTHERN WINE & SPIRITS
A WINEMAKER, BREWER OR SPIRITS PROFESSIONAL WHO HAS MADE
A SIGNIFICANT NATIONAL IMPACT IN THE WINE AND SPIRITS
INDUSTRY.
MUST HAVE BEEN IN PROFESSION AT LEAST FIVE YEARS. |
Paul Draper
Ridge Vineyards
17100 Monte Bello Road
Cupertino, CA 95014
408-867-3233 |
CATEGORY:
OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD
A RESTAURANT THAT DEMONSTRATES HIGH STANDARDS OF HOSPITALITY
AND SERVICE. MUST HAVE BEEN IN OPERATION FOR THE PAST
FIVE YEARS. |
Tru
Owners: Rick Tramonto, Gale Gand and Richard Melman
676 N. St. Clair Street
Chicago, IL 60611
312-202-0001 |
BEST CHEFS IN AMERICA PRESENTED
BY AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY
CHEFS WHO HAVE SET NEW OR CONSISTENT STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE REGIONS. CHEFS MAY BE FROM ANY KIND OF DINING ESTABLISHMENT AND MUST HAVE BEEN A WORKING CHEF FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS. THE THREE MOST RECENT YEARS MUST HAVE BEEN SPENT IN THE REGION WHERE CHEF IS PRESENTLY WORKING.
| CATEGORY:
BEST CHEF: PACIFIC (CA, HI) |
 Traci Des Jardins
Jardiniére
300 Grove Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
415-861-5555 |
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BEST CHEF: MID-ATLANTIC (DC, DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA) TIE |
 RJ Cooper
Vidalia
1990 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-659-1990 |
Frank Ruta
Palena
3529 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20008
202 -537-9250 |
| CATEGORY:
BEST CHEF: MIDWEST (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI) |
 Celina Tio
The American Restaurant
200 E 25th St
Kansas City, MO 64108
816-545-8000 |
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| CATEGORY:
BEST CHEF: GREAT LAKES (IL, IN, MI, OH) |
 Grant Achatz
Alinea
1723 N Halsted Street
Chicago, IL 60614
312- 867-0110 |
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| CATEGORY:
BEST CHEF: NEW YORK CITY (FIVE BOROUGHS) |
David Waltuck
Chanterelle
2 Harrison Street
New York, NY 10013
212-966-6960 |
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| CATEGORY:
BEST CHEF: NORTHEAST (CT, MA, ME, NH, NY STATE, RI, VT) |
 Frank McClelland
L’Espalier
30 Glouchester Street
Boston, MA 02115
617-262-3023 |
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| CATEGORY:
BEST CHEF: NORTHWEST (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY) |
 John Sundstrom
Lark
926 12th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122
206-323-5275 |
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| CATEGORY:
BEST CHEF: SOUTHEAST (GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, WV) |
 Scott Peacock
Watershed
406 Ponce De Leon Avenue
Decatur, GA 30030
404-378-4900 |
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| CATEGORY:
BEST CHEF: SOUTHWEST (AZ, CO, NM, NV, OK, TX, UT) |
 Nobuo Fukuda
Sea Saw
7133 East Stetson Drive
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
480-481-9463 |
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| CATEGORY:
BEST CHEF: SOUTH (AL. AR, FL, LA, MS) |
 Donald Link
Herbsaint
701 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70130
504- 524-4114 |
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